Spirito Singers Now Holding Auditions for 2015-2015 Season

SPIRITO! SINGERS TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR THEIR 2015-2016 SEASON
For Spirito! Singers, music is so much more than notes. It’s more than weekly rehearsals, more than listening to the other sections, more than concerts. For this west suburban choir’s members, music is a way to give back to their communities, to improve themselves and their surroundings by sharing their talents.

“Music increases our emotional bandwidth. That’s what makes it so transformative,” says Spirito! Artistic Director Molly Lindberg. “We want to empower our girls to make a difference in their communities. This is about instilling a lifelong love of not only music, but of service alongside that.” Each and every Spirito! chorister is considered an instrumental part in that mission, creating an environment of responsibility, respect, and where every individual is valued for who she is.

Spirito! Singers is pleased to announce open auditions for their 2015-2016 season. Spirito! is a not-for-profit (501c3) choral organization comprised of three distinct, auditioned ensembles:
Bravura Performance Ensemble - Touring & Recording choir for High School Young Women
Ragazze Ensemble - Training & Performance choir for 5th-8th Grade Girls
Men of Spirito! Ensemble - Performance choir for Men, 18 Years and Up

The Spirito! 2014-2015 rosters include singers from forty-one schools crossing twenty-one communities. Each ensemble rehearses once weekly at locations in Elmhurst and LaGrange. NEW FOR 2015-2016 SEASON – Spirito! is adding a rehearsal location in Downers Grove for Ragazze. All ensembles perform individually and jointly at two major, seasonal concerts in December and May.

As an integral part of our mission, each ensemble also performs at a number of churches and community events throughout the season. Raising their voices in song, our singers proclaim their love of music and their commitment to share their gifts with others.

Auditions for the 2015-2016 season are being held on the following days:
Friday, 5/29/2015, 4 PM – 7 PM at Spirito! Singers Office, 900 Jorie Blvd, #102, Oak Brook
Thursday, 6/11/2015, 12 PM – 4 PM at Spirito! Singers Office, 900 Jorie Blvd, #102, Oak Brook
Saturday, 6/20/2015, 9 AM – 1 PM at Spirito! Singers Office, 900 Jorie Blvd, #102, Oak Brook

Auditions are scheduled every 15 minutes.

Singers are encouraged to call immediately to arrange an audition time. Singers may audition at any of the above locations regardless of their ensemble of choice. There is no need to prepare a piece for the audition. Each audition is scheduled individually and is spent vocalizing as well as checking range and intonation. Bravura singers are assessed for music reading fluency. Ragazze singers are assessed to determine theory level placement. Auditions can be arranged via e-mail at spirito@spiritosingers.org or by calling (630) 581-5440. Please note that financial assistance is available based on economic need.

UPCOMING SPIRITO! EVENTS:
May 15th & 16th: Spirito! Spring Concert, “Homeland,” at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church (7:30pm) Visit www.spiritosingers.org for tickets and additional information.
June 4th – 7th: Bravura tour to Toronto, Canada, which will include a clinic by and performance for composer Eleanor Daley.
June 9th: All Spirito! Ensembles to sing the National Anthem at the Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros game at U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago.

About Spirito!:
Founded in 2008 by Artistic Director Molly Lindberg, Spirito! is a choral organization comprising two distinct choirs open to young women throughout the western suburbs of Chicago. Based on a 5-level music theory program, the youth choral groups instill formal music training beginning in the Ragazze ensemble, which is available for 5th-8th grade girls, and continue with the Bravura group, comprised of 9th-12th grade young women. Additionally, Spirito! is proud to offer a third choir group – Men of Spirito! – an ensemble of men 18 years and older who perform standalone and with the Ragazze and Bravura groups in major concerts and service opportunities throughout the year. For Spirito!’s members, music is more than an artistic expression and these ensembles provide over two hundred youth and adult singers a way to give back to their communities while improving their talents and musicianship.

Molly Lindberg, Spirito!’s Artistic/Executive Director, is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor School of Music, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor Degree in Vocal Performance and K-12 certification. She sang professionally with the Grant Park Symphony Chorus under the direction of Thomas Peck; the William Ferris Chorale under the direction of William Ferris, and with the Grammy winning Chicago Symphony Chorus from 1990-2000, under the direction of Margaret Hillis and then Duain Wolfe. Molly served as Music Director at Mary Queen of Heaven Church in Elmhurst, Illinois from 2003-2008 and was a faculty member for the American Federation Pueri Cantores and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians’ Illinois Chapter. Molly is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and is a professional member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).